Transom-adjuster



(NOMQdel.)

J. T. OLINGER.

TRANSOM ADJUSTM.

No. 265,275. I Patented 0013.3, 1882.

WITNESSES v 1N VENTOR ttor-nays Farce-i.

JAMES T. OLINGER, OF STELVIDEO, OHIO.-

TRANSOlVl-ADJUSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,275, dated October 3, 1882.

Application tiled February 6, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern 4 Beit known that I, JAMES T. OLINGER, of Stelvideo, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transom-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying dra w-C ings, which form a part o t' this specitication, and in which*- Figure 1 is a perspective view ot' a transom tted with my holder. Fig. 2 is a detail view ol the upper part of door-casing, transom-sash, and holder, showing their relative arrangement; and Fig is a detail viewof the holder detached.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to devices for adjusting the transom of a door in any desired position, holding it more or less open, as desired; and it consists inthe detailed construe'- tion ot' the holder and its combination with the transonrsash and door'casing, as hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim. l

In the annexed drawings, A represents the door-casing, in the upper p art ot' which is hinged the sash B of the-transom. One of the side rails ot' this has a slot, C, and that side of the doorjamb or casing contiguous to it has a staple or keeper, D, through the middle of which is inserted a screw or pin, E, extending into the wood ot' the casing.

F is the holder, which, it will be seen, consists ot' a curved bar made with a series of notches, a a, and terminating at one end in a The latter is inserted through slot O in lthe transom-sash, within which the holderF is hung upon apin or bolt, G. The other hooked end bis inserted between the keeper D and the door-fralne,and is prevented from slipping out by hook b engaging with the screw or pin E. From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of this device will readily be understood. ln

opening the transom the curved barF'will 5o slide through the keeper D until one of its notches engages with the pin E, thus holding the transom in a partially-open position. By depressing the projecting thumb-piece c the notch is released from the pin, and thev transom may be raised still farther till the next notch is reached. The hook I) prevents the holder from slipping out of its keeperD when the transom is raised to its full capacity.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 6o and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination of the doorjamb or casingl A, provided with the keeper D and pin It,

curved bar F, having notches a, hook b, and

thumb-piece c, and the hinged transom-sash B, slotted at O to receive the thumb-piece c of bar F, which is pivoted in said slot upon pin or bolt G, all constructed and combined to operate substantially in the manner and for the 7o hook, b, and at the other in a thumb-piece, c. 4o 

